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The Catcher in the Rye Playlist
by J. D. Salinger, Shao jia yun
40 tracks
balanced
Nov 7, 2026
A close, piano-and-jazz-centered instrumental journey evokes Holden’s solitary drift through mid-century New York: streetwise rhythms give way to quieter, more vulnerable passages. The selections also suggest the contrast between his guarded cynicism and the tenderness he feels for Phoebe, Allie, and Jane.
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40 songs
1
Take the "A" Train
Duke Ellington · Piano In The Background (Expanded Edition)
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2
In A Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington · The Duke Plays Ellington
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3
Flamenco Sketches
Miles Davis · Miles in the Movies
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4
Peace Piece
Bill Evans · Everybody Digs Bill Evans
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5
My Foolish Heart
Bill Evans · My Foolish Heart
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6
Autumn Leaves
Cannonball Adderley · Somethin' Else (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
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7
Lullaby Of Birdland
George Shearing Quintet · The Swingin's Mutual!
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8
Concierto de Aranjuez
Miles Davis · Miles Davis Jazz Monument
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9
Skating In Central Park
The Modern Jazz Quartet · Jazz en Buenos Aires
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10
Django
The Modern Jazz Quartet · Pyramid
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11
'Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk · Genius Of Modern Music (Vol.1, Expanded Edition)
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12
Ruby, My Dear
Thelonious Monk · Genius Of Modern Music (Vol.1, Expanded Edition)
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13
Naima
John Coltrane · Atlantic Jazz Legends
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14
Alabama
John Coltrane · Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (Original Soundtrack)
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15
Lonely Woman
Ornette Coleman · The Shape Of Jazz To Come
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16
Misty
Erroll Garner · The Original Misty
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17
Laura
Erroll Garner · Serenade To "Laura"
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18
Moonlight In Vermont
Ahmad Jamal · Ahmad Jamal At The Pershing
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19
Poinciana
Ahmad Jamal · Poinciana
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20
A Night in Tunisia
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · Jazz Messengers '70
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21
Moanin'
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · Moanin' (Expanded Edition)
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22
St. Thomas
Sonny Rollins · Saxophone Colossus
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23
You Don't Know What Love Is
Sonny Rollins · BD Music Presents My Funny Valentine
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24
Gnossienne No. 4
Erik Satie · Satie: The Magic of Satie
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25
Clair de Lune, L. 32
Claude Debussy · Debussy: Clair De Lune and Other Piano Favourites
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26
Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: No. 8, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Claude Debussy · Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: No. 8, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
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27
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": II. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.8 "Moonlight", 14 "Appassionata" & 23 "Pathétique"
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28
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Kinderszenen; Kreisleriana
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29
Waltz in A Minor, B. 150
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin & Liszt: Piano Music
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30
2 Arabesques, CD 74: No. 1, Andantino con moto
Claude Debussy · Debussy: Early and Late Piano Pieces
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31
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6
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32
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber · Romantic Favorites for Strings (Expanded Edition)
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33
First Gymnopédie
Erik Satie · Dream Sweet Dreams
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34
The Poet Acts
Philip Glass · The Hours (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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35
Metamorphosis: One
Philip Glass · Philip Glass: Solo Piano
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36
Thanksgiving
George Winston · December
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37
The Big Ship - 2004 Remaster
Brian Eno · Another Green World (2004 Remaster)
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38
First Breath After Coma
Explosions In The Sky · The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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39
Cast Your Fate To The Wind
Vince Guaraldi Trio · Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus
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